1 Timothy 4:13–16
13Until I come, give attention to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation and teaching. 14Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery. 15Take pains with these things; be absorbed in them, so that your progress will be evident to all. 16Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in these things, for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.
Focused Thinking:
Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, which was bestowed on you through prophetic utterance with the laying on of hands by the presbytery.
Note-I’m going straight to application. The observation and interpretation of this passage is obvious.
Personal Application:
How do I neglect my spiritual gifts?
What do I need to do to develop my spiritual gifts?
I neglect my gift of teaching by not prioritizing it more.
Good is the enemy of Great.
What do I need to do to go from good to great?
- I need to determine what I need to stop doing in order to spend more time on studying, writing and teaching.
- I need to define my process more clearly and discipline myself to follow the process.
- I need to prioritize reading and praying blocks in order to read great men and women of the faith.
- I need to prioritize what specific authors and works I want to read in 2010.
- I need to prioritize what preachers I want to listen to in 2010.
- I need to discipline myself to make my notes more concise and limit my messages to 35 minutes.
- I need to prioritize building a prayer team to support me and Andy in prayer.
- I need to prioritize resource development.
I don’t neglect the gift of leading. I’m constantly working on that.
I need more people who specialize in organizing me.
I need more people who capture my ideas and help me prioritize and implement them.
I need more people who are detail people.
I need more people who are process people.
I neglect the gift of faith by not praying enough.
Time in the Word always increases my faith.
TIme in prayer always increases my faith.
Answered prayer always increase my faith.
Results always increase my faith.
Vacations always increase my faith.
What are my spiritual gifts?
Leadership/Leading
Teach/Teaching
Faith/Believing
What are my strengths?
(1) Focus—You can take a direction, follow through, and make the corrections necessary to stay on track. You prioritize, then act.
(2) Achiever—You have a great deal of stamina and work hard. You take great satisfaction from being busy and productive.
(3) Learner—You have a great desire to learn, and you want to continuously improve. In particular, the process of learning, rather than the outcome, excites you.
(4) Competition—You measure your progress against the performance of others. You strive to win first place and revel in contests.
(5) Relator—You enjoy close relationships with others. You find deep satisfaction in working hard with friends to achieve a goal.
What are my value drivers?
Accepting People
Meaningful Relationships
Maximizing Potential
Achieving Results
Interactive Prayer: I have maintained consistent prayer, I have just been doing so offline. I feel like that is where I need to be right now. I will pick up praying online soon.
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